Nonskid chain device



G. S. EVERHART.

` NONSKID CHAIN DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED IIov.I7, I9II.

1,407,741. 4rimmed Feb. 28,` 1922.

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@Witneseg PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE s. nvnanan'r, oirQSHK'Osrr; WISCONSIN.' l

' y NoNsKiD airain DEvI'cE.

T0 all fw 710m t may concern Be it known that I.y GEORGE S. Fivnni-IART, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oshkosh, in the county of Tinnebago andV State of Visconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Nonskid Chain Devices, of which the following 'is a full, clear, concise, and exactdescription, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming a pai't of this specification.

My invention relates to non-'skid devices for vehicle wheels, and has for its general object the provision of a devi'ceofvthis cheracter which will be strong and eilicient and one that may be produced at low cost. More particularly my present invention has to do with that type of non-skid arrangements wherein a number of chain units are-utilized a motor car having 35 oneach vehicle wheel, and I arrange the parts so that two cross chains are carried by a pair of clamping members which-consist in drop forged bars having eyes in each end for the reception of. one endof a chain.,

Thus the necessity for al pair of clamping members for each cross chain is eliminated,v

making it possible to use fewer parts toproduce a satisfactory non-skid device. The

construction of my device will be under` stood better .as the specification progresses, and by reference to. theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a'perspective view ofpartof one of the devices of vmy invention attached; 1 Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1 and lookingin the direction of the arrows, showing the relative position of the parts and the method of attaching the same;

. Figure 3 is a fragmentary view ofone of the clamping members;

Y Figure 4 is a detail view, showing one of the hooks by means of which the cross chains 1 SpecificationofLettsratent Patented neues, 1922,.' Application led November 17, 1917. Y Serial'No. 202,631. i i

offset end portions eachprov-ided with a pair of k apertures 16,; lfthrjough whicha pair of bolts 17, 17. extend for ,clamping .the memf. berssecurely upontwo adjacent spokes. It willfbenoted that the bolts are located be` tweenadjacent spokes when the device is attached to the vehicle wheel, and that theV clamping inembersengage the inner side of the felly. The clamping members preferablv are drop forged land areprovided with keyhole slots`18 through-which a hook 20 is arranged-to extend in ordertok hold the cross chains on the wheel. Bothv ends of the clamping members areinclined relative to'theplane ofthe central portionsiof the clamping. members, asshown in.=]3`igurev 2.; By'thus -inclining the end `portions ,ofthe clampingv members, the clamping. .members will engage the bight ofrthehooks 2O nearer to the shank portionof the hook than they Y clamping members 14and 15 have edgewiset would if thlefend portions were inthe plane f i of the central `portions ofthe clampingmembers. `There is consequently not so great,y a leveragefiplaced upon `the hook at the point where v.the bightxstarts asthere would be-if the clamping membersv engaged the hooksjat a point nearer. the ends of the hooks. Itis also .easier to manipulate lthe hooks through the openings in the clamping members with theqendportions .thereof inclined as described. At one end the hook `20 is provided with anenlarged end 22 'and at. the kother end with a reversely curvedy T-.shaped bill comprising lugs23y and24 extending in opposite directions. I find that this hook is an expedient meansfor removably attaching the chain tothe clamping members, and that itis easily attached7 and willnot become disconnected byaccident. To attach the hook to the chain thecrosshead is inserted.. into, one ofthe links of the cross'chains 25, 2v5,and is then brought around so that the link 4enga esfthe neckl of,thehookg'imme-vk diately a jacentfgthe enlarged end 22. As

will beseenbyreference to `Figure 5 the` 'y hook is connected. with the-clamping bar by Y first inserting the lug 24 of the crgohead into the aperture 18 and then manipulating theV hook to cause the lug 23 to pass through the slotof keyhole slot 18. It will be seen in Figures 1 `and2 that the chain 25 has on each end thereof several flat chain links 27, 27 connected with the intermediate portion of the chain, which is composed of twisted links in order that the same may lie as flatly :is possible on the tire and thus cause a yinininium amount of weer lon the same. If it is desired to take up Slalcl existing in the cross chains, this may be done by deteehing the end link from the hook 20 and slipping the link next to the end over the saine, With the use oi' chains of larger size I find it un` necessary to provide tleut l'iillsat etieh end as the space provided by the twisted lihlisiS Slliiioiohtto dmit theliool'-QU In attaching the non-skid deviceto the wlio'ol tho onions' noting tho hooks Qoon oooh "il end thereof connected with the clamping boi-s tro brought aiot'ind the tire and telly so that it will be possible` to'insort' tno bolts` *seroit-threaded onto tnoir'lrssooitttod bolts soE that the clamping members may be brought towaiifd veinen other'. Byjtaking `:tdwtntogo of tno slack voi'fded by the flot olio-in links, tho dampingbsrs my nistbe olttmpod to the spokes, and the chains thon itt'ttoliecl to tno loins loyfndnipnlot'ng" the hooks through tho ltofyholoslots 18. It will 4to rtotod that by oisottirtg'tiio ends' ofthe demping" bots odgowiso, o spate isprovidod between the ends1 of lthe brsnnd the fellyv I cl'ini as neit sind resist tho strain imposed' thereon.-

thoi'igh which the shsinks ,of the'liooks can p'ts's.; This perrnits tlie to be easily manipunited` through tho keyhole slots 'sind to* drop'to apositin in which they can best n use I1 fino y it desirable to attach oovomtlV nonsk-id devices preferblyto enibralce several pa-irs of spokes@ Y Hoving 'thus' described iny invention, What dsire to secure` by' Lotter'o Potent of tho; United States is; l., The Coxnbination'jvitli'v :t vehicle ,Wheel coliiiprisiii spokes uid d ellyoyfn pair of clix'nping arslilving'edgewise offset end portions provided With-openings, of iinekins for demping sind clamping bars upon opposite sides of a: pair' of adjacent spokes wtltthel onto edges of clampun;` loins resting;

,against sold folly and'wth said ond portions Spotted from solo folly to formt/nomme spaces, tt pifofantifskid' chains, tt hook-so. tretl to each ond of said oheinsltlie hooks of ono nein boing manipulated `t-l1r`migli the' openings tit' one end of sid' brs and the hooks of tho other olitti' boing nienipttlatotl through thel openingen,- thootno'oti of seid otranto slittino off sind hooks passing thvroii" h sttd oloitr'onoo s `vtutors; l

je; Vhe oombitttion with t vehicle stool comprising spokes und :t felly, oi' :i clamping bar having an' edgewise oii'set end portion provided With en opening, menus for clampingksalidbar to a pair of adjacent spokes of `said Wheel With the outer edge of said bur inl contact with saidl folly nd-With said end portion spaced from said :telly to forni it clearance space', tin anti-skid chain, :t hook secured to the end of said anti-skid chain und having a portion passing through the opening in salid offset portion, the shank of said hook' extending through Siidclearance" The combination with a' vehicle wheel, eoi'nprising spokes tndn folly, of n clamping bur havingfan edgewise offset end portion provided with an opening, ineens for clamping, said bei* to tt pair of adjacent spokes of said wheel substantially 'parallel with said felly and with said edgewise oifset end por,

tion spacedfrorn said telly to form a. cleranos space, anti-skid tintin, at hook secured to the end of said anti-skidl chainand having" a portion passing through the openin()` in the saidoifset portion, the shank ot sind ho'ok extending through seid clearance space. p

4L Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a' vehicle Wheel, comprising an elongated bar having an en d portion offset from one` V edge 'thereof to forni a` cleirgtnce space Ibetween sind end portion 'and fellyl, inea-ns for'elarnpin-g said bar' to t ptir of lftdjttcent spokes", al flexible mittskid' Ineniber halting one` end connected with the offset portion ot sidrbzr and: extentilingi thr'c'mgh saidclezirance space.` i Y In witness whereof, hereunto subset-tbe myntino thisletli dtyof November. V17917;

GEORGE S. EVERHART. Witnesses: i f N Evtnmst Rines. f G. E. Bmtsrono. 

